Gebert Contemporary is pleased to announce Polly Barton’s solo exhibition titled ‘Seduced’. The exhibition is composed of seventeen works on pastel paper that are stitched with Japanese monofilament.

Barton is a nationally recognized artist who has been working in fiber for forty years. Trained in Japan, she is known for working with traditional methods of binding and dyeing bundles of fiber in order to weave contemporary imagery. Her studio practice incorporates a wide range of materials including pigment, soy milk, pastel, metallic threads, stitching, papyrus, and Japanese monofilament.

As a young artist, Barton was the personal assistant to Helen Frankenthaler, from whom she observed the inner drive and resilience necessary for an artist to survive. Working with Helen was an introduction to the challenges and rewards of the New York art world.

In 1981, Barton moved to Kameoka, Japan and lived in the religious heart of the Oomoto Foundation to study with master weaver, Tomohiko Inoue. She practiced tea ceremony, calligraphy and Noh Drama with Oomoto’s master teachers. Barton continues to weave and practice tea ceremony and shows her work in

galleries on both coasts. Her work is in many collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and The George Washington University Museum.